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. >> reporter: cole turner is a texas firefighter who was looking for a puppy for his 7-year-old little boy, ty, after their beloved dog was killed by a coyote. cole decided to go big this time. a great dane. >> so, maybe it wouldn't be such an appetizing thing to a coyote. >> reporter: turner found and online breeder, wired $600. but on the agreed-to day for delivery, no dog. and one brokenhearted boy. >> i really would like to find out who did this, who took my money? who made my son cry? >> reporter: turns out that online breeder was just a front. the turners had fallen prey to a huge international puppy-selling scam. based in nigeria, by men like these, shot by abc news. so, we went hunting for these ba-humbug brokers and found one offering french bulldog puppies. i'd like the dog as soon as possible because i have the holidays coming up. >> reporter: the breeder gave us a contact for payment and delivery. gertrude marshall, who we
. >> reporter: cole turner is a texas firefighter who was looking for a puppy for his 7-year-old little boy, ty, after their beloved dog was killed by a coyote. cole decided to go big this time. a great dane. >> so, maybe it wouldn't be such an appetizing thing to a coyote. >> reporter: turner found and online breeder, wired $600. but on the agreed-to day for delivery, no dog. and one brokenhearted boy. >> i really would like to find out who did this, who took my money?...
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fiscal crisis, the texas woman taking on washington and saying, if congress can't solve it, cut off their paychecks until they do. >>> and eyes wide shut. you will see our reporter behind the wheel, his eyes open, his brain asleep. an abc news experiment on drowsy drivers out cold, and they don't even know it. >>> good evening. we begin with that announcement out of england today that rocketed around the world. the future queen, kate middleton, expecting her first child, but she was rushed to the hospital, prince william by her side. abc's lama hasan is here. we talked with sources inside the palace, and she has the latest on what happened. lama. >> reporter: good evening, diane. well, the couple had been so tightly lipped about the pregnancy that some here at the palace the queen, prince charles and other members of the royal family reportedly only found out about it today. but when kate was hospitalized, the palace decided it was time to break the news to the world. the last time the world saw kate middleton was on friday, a picture of health playing field hockey. now we learn the duche
fiscal crisis, the texas woman taking on washington and saying, if congress can't solve it, cut off their paychecks until they do. >>> and eyes wide shut. you will see our reporter behind the wheel, his eyes open, his brain asleep. an abc news experiment on drowsy drivers out cold, and they don't even know it. >>> good evening. we begin with that announcement out of england today that rocketed around the world. the future queen, kate middleton, expecting her first child, but...
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yakzan shishakly from houston, texas, manages the camp. and says they're desperate for international help. with winter coming, are you afraid you won't be able to support all these people? >> i mean, i can say we're trying our best, but i don't think that we can support all these people. >> reporter: amid all this despair, there is dignity here and even glimpses of happiness and hope. as children sing and dream about a day with no more war. more camps are now being built here in syria and across the border in turkey, as this conflict approaches its two-year mark. there's no sign that this flood of refugees is getting up. diane? >> thank you, alex marquardt reporting in from this war-torn region. >>> and now we move onto a tragic headline out of the uk. one of the hospital workers who was duped by australian disc jockeys into believing the queen of england was on the phone for kate middleton, has been found dead, under mysterious circumstances. and no less than scotland yard is on the case. abc's lama hasan has the details. >> reporter: for
yakzan shishakly from houston, texas, manages the camp. and says they're desperate for international help. with winter coming, are you afraid you won't be able to support all these people? >> i mean, i can say we're trying our best, but i don't think that we can support all these people. >> reporter: amid all this despair, there is dignity here and even glimpses of happiness and hope. as children sing and dream about a day with no more war. more camps are now being built here in...
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in texas, the storms kicked up enormous dust storms that caused 16 accidents and shut down one highway. it's all part of a monster winter storm, hitting right as holiday travelers are starting to move. at the denver international airport late today, plows on the runways, but they weren't able to keep up. lines building as dozens of flights were canceled. >> i'm coming home from college, so, i'm just trying to get back home. >> one cancellation, two delays, missed one plane by three minutes. >> reporter: and on the roads, conditions are deteriorating, and fast. look at this. in monument, colorado, there were near whiteout conditions on the highway. while 50 cars piled up on the slick roads in northern california. >> we're not certain whether or not a small snowstorm or hailstorm precipitated this ice formation. >> reporter: in the next 48 hours, more than a foot of snow will fall from central iowa through central wisconsin. snow and winds impacting cities like des moines, southern parts of minneapolis and eventually chicago. and it doesn't stop there. in the south, damaging winds, hail
in texas, the storms kicked up enormous dust storms that caused 16 accidents and shut down one highway. it's all part of a monster winter storm, hitting right as holiday travelers are starting to move. at the denver international airport late today, plows on the runways, but they weren't able to keep up. lines building as dozens of flights were canceled. >> i'm coming home from college, so, i'm just trying to get back home. >> one cancellation, two delays, missed one plane by three...
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in this 2007 police video from texas, a suspect fires 11 times at law enforcement. when he empties his magazine, he dives back into his truck. that gives police time to open fire. it happened in arizona, during the attack on congresswoman gabby giffords. jared loughner was wrestled down when he stopped shooting to reload his pistol. and then there was that school shooting right here in maryland earlier this year. >> the suspect in this case tried to reload the weapon. we had a teacher tackle him during that process. >> reporter: a teacher got him? >> a teacher. a brave teacher. >> reporter: last week, at sandy hook elementary, police believe adam lanza was armed with high-capacity magazines. he didn't have to stop to reload until he had fired at least 30 times. any reason why you think the general public should have a high-capacity magazine? >> no. no place for it. >> reporter: when he went to washington today, chief johnson met with vice president biden as he continues pushing for that ban. meanwhile, diane, i checked with various gun shops around the country and t
in this 2007 police video from texas, a suspect fires 11 times at law enforcement. when he empties his magazine, he dives back into his truck. that gives police time to open fire. it happened in arizona, during the attack on congresswoman gabby giffords. jared loughner was wrestled down when he stopped shooting to reload his pistol. and then there was that school shooting right here in maryland earlier this year. >> the suspect in this case tried to reload the weapon. we had a teacher...
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schools from new york to tennessee to texas all went on alert after fear ignited several false alarms. some bomb threats, others as minor as an umbrella mistaken for a gun. >> turn around. it's closed. >> reporter: an elementary school in richfield, connecticut, went into lockdown today after someone reported a suspicious person. security on the minds of prince pams throughout the country today. it was a priority of sandy hook's own principal, dawn hochsprung, killed in the mass shooting. we spoke with her best friend and cousin. >> safety was important to her. she was holding exercises and making sure people knew how to get out and to get out safely. >> safety was her number one priority. she wanted school to be a safe haven, a place where students could come and just feel comfortable, like it was their second home. >> reporter: today, from coast to coast, principals were re-evaluating security and taking extra measures to protect their students, in pittsburgh, security guards now have guns. in this california school, the day started with a mock lockdown drill. >> stay in lockdown mo
schools from new york to tennessee to texas all went on alert after fear ignited several false alarms. some bomb threats, others as minor as an umbrella mistaken for a gun. >> turn around. it's closed. >> reporter: an elementary school in richfield, connecticut, went into lockdown today after someone reported a suspicious person. security on the minds of prince pams throughout the country today. it was a priority of sandy hook's own principal, dawn hochsprung, killed in the mass...
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stretching from texas to the carolinas, reportedly more than three dozen tornadoes packing winds up to 140 miles an hour, with more than 400 homes damaged or destroyed in alabama alone. and tonight, the south taking down the condemned and trying to salvage what it can. they are boarding up at mobile's historic murphy high school, but not closing down. matt gutman, abc news, mobile, alabama. >> matt, our thanks to you tonight. >>> we turn to the economy now, and to the growing storm brewing in washington. after senate majority leader harry reid warned today that he believes the government could very well go over that fiscal cliff. now, just five days until everyone's taxes go up. how much for the average american family? here's our chief white house correspondent jon karl tonight. >> reporter: president obama cut short his hawaiian vacation, where storm clouds, real storm clouds, are gathering over the capitol. instead of deal making, it's name calling. the top democrat in the senate, accusing the republican speaker of the house of running a dictatorship. they say they haven't given up,
stretching from texas to the carolinas, reportedly more than three dozen tornadoes packing winds up to 140 miles an hour, with more than 400 homes damaged or destroyed in alabama alone. and tonight, the south taking down the condemned and trying to salvage what it can. they are boarding up at mobile's historic murphy high school, but not closing down. matt gutman, abc news, mobile, alabama. >> matt, our thanks to you tonight. >>> we turn to the economy now, and to the growing...
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. >> reporter: the ntsb is also interested in this houston, texas, freeway with sensors that sound an alarm to the driver and police. the ntsb is looking at lowering and making bigger wrong way signs and changing interchange design by eliminating fast lane exits and parallel entrances and exits. all in an effort to avoid the tragedy of the wrong way driver. jim avila, abc news, washington. >> a warning to be careful out there. but we do want to emphasize that new safety measures can work. measures like seat belts, because today, we also learned that overall, for all reasons, traffic deaths have dropped to their lowest level in more than 60 years. they dropped last year, 2011. >>> and, coming up, we have the latest in one of those amazing images we've seen today. a little lost monkey, remember him? what's happening to him tonight? ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about
. >> reporter: the ntsb is also interested in this houston, texas, freeway with sensors that sound an alarm to the driver and police. the ntsb is looking at lowering and making bigger wrong way signs and changing interchange design by eliminating fast lane exits and parallel entrances and exits. all in an effort to avoid the tragedy of the wrong way driver. jim avila, abc news, washington. >> a warning to be careful out there. but we do want to emphasize that new safety measures can...